Monthly Archives: April 2010

Distracted driving laws quickly changing use of smartphones while driving Distracted driving is receiving lots of attention - in the media and in the legislature. One cause of distracted driving is use of electronic devices, and new federal regulations prevent (more)

Car trips are long and sometimes boring. When I was growing up, my family did car trips to visit relatives. My Mom packed snacks, games, and toys to entertain us. As an adult, I would like Dave to come with. (more)

By Robin O’Grady It doesn’t take a genius to figure out why the “hippies” flocked to Taos and never left after the 1960s film, Easy Rider, revealed the area’s diverse landscape, architecture and culture. These “creative types” were just following (more)

Roswell Road Trip By Lois Brady If you want a bit of an out-of-the-box road trip I've got one for you. A beautiful fall found a road trip beckoning. Many a mile has slipped beneath my car's tires and this (more)

Planning the Route on your road trip dream By Carol White When we first began fantasizing about our trip, we mused, "Gee, we can stop anywhere we want, anytime we want -- we've got a whole year!" Well, that is (more)

“If you’re driving on I-95, why not have more fun by stopping at a B& B where you can sleep overnight and go horseback riding in the morning?” says Joanne Dawson owner-wrangler of Tailwinds Farm, one of the neat places (more)

To people who like fast, well-designed cars, Modoland is the capital of the automobile world. On a recent trip to Italy, I was thrilled to visit some of the top car sites. FABULOUS FERRARI At the Galleria Ferrari, they call (more)

Between the travel lures of Santa Barbara and Malibu, a lesser-known Southern California beach town offers its own temptations. With strawberry fields almost forever, and miles of sandy stretches with names like Hollywood and Silver Strands, Oxnard, California can be (more)

Germany’snew car brochure highlights the diversity and richness of the country’s car and motorcycle culture, production facilities, museums, car and motorbike scenic driving routes. History, passion and technology are the defining characteristics of Germany’s car industry and its global (more)

Follow the yellow brick road to Kansas,” Dorothy says to her companions in the 1939 hit movie, “The Wizard of Oz.” Well, I did just that and discovered many wonderful unexpected treasures on my journey. Among those treasures is (more)

Dashboard Dining The Pragmatists Answer to Eating on the Go We might not want to admit it, but how many of us - exhausted after a hard day’s work - indulge ourselves with a trip through the nearest fast food (more)

FlareAlert LED Emergency Beacon Here’s the scenario. It’s late at night, you’re out on the road, and suddenly you have car trouble. You pull off onto the shoulder and while waiting for help or making repairs you want to (more)